Thalassoma grammaticum
Sunset wrasse
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Green body with narrow, vertical purple streaks on body and a purple head with green arcs on cheek and behind eye. Purple stripe along dorsal and anal fins, and on upper and lower edges of tail fin. Found reefs subject to surge, generally solitary.
Information
Max Size: 32 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 24-30.1°C
Depth: 3-65m
Habitat Generalization Index: 5.38
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Frequent (14.5% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Several (5 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields